Consumer Reports – Speeches
The best range of audio and video components you dropped, combined with poor quality speakers. Good speakers do not have to cost a bundle, but it is easy for many of them. For a home theater system, you can start with two or three speakers and add more if necessary and budget. Size is not an indication of quality
What's available
Among the hundreds of brands of speakers available, the big names of Altec, Bose, JBL, KLH, Pioneer, Polk, RCA and Sony, and Yamaha. Audio speakers are sold by department stores audio and video stores, and "boutique" retailers. You can also buy online, but be ready for shipping for $ 100, because the speakers can be very heavy.
Speakers sold as pairs for traditional stereo configurations, and individually or in groups of 5:57 for the equipping of a house. To ensure a balanced system, buy right and left pair, rather thanindividual. The center speaker should be connected to the front (or main) speaker. For the best sound, the rear speakers have a sound similar to the front speakers. Front speakers to stereo and get the best sound for the ears of the listener file. The center (or center channel) speaker focused on dialogue and are usually located above or below the TV in a home theater. Rear speakers, also calledsurround and satellite speakers deliver environmental effects such as crowd noise. Subwoofer tones bears lower.
price levels: less than $ 300 to over $ 1000
bookshelf. This is one of the smallest, but from 12-18 cm high, much is still too large to fit on a shelf typical. Some of these can only serve as speakers in a stereo system or front or rear pair a home theater system. A man may serve as a center channelunits, provided that magnetically shielded so as not to interfere with the TV. Small speakers like these have made great strides in their ability to create deep bass without buzzing or interference manipulation. All bass-handling limitations would be less of a problem in other speaker system that uses a subwoofer for deep bass reproduction.
Price range: $ 100 to over $ 800.
Floor speakers. Generally about 3-4 meters high, large speakers, they can also be used asonly in stereo speakers or the couple in front of a home theater system. Their cabinets have great potential for doing more justice to deep bass for small speakers, we think many listeners would be met with smaller speakers, which reached a well-managed bass. Even as floor models a bit 'better for size and price to send buyers to smaller, less expensive models library.
Price range: $ 300 to over $ 1,000.
Center Channelspeaker. In a channel, seated center speaker above or below the television. Why is primarily handles dialog, the series should be fully as those of the leading pair, but the sound must be that all three similar blend well. Dedicated center channel speaker are short and wide (6 cm high and 20 cm in length, for example), then the top down a nice TV.
Price range: $ 100 to over $ 500.
Rear surround. rear speakers in aChannel Setting background sound is usually dressed like the crowd noise. Latest multi-channel formats such as Dolby Digital, DTS, DVD-Audio and SACD make best use speakers instead formats. You can get the best mix if the rear pair sounds similar to the pair. Rear speakers are typically small and light (often 5-10 cm in height and 3-6 pounds) so you can be wall mounted or shelf above.
Price range: $ 100 to over $ 500.
Three piecesSeptember Designed for use as a stand-alone or integrated with other speakers, a combination of two sets of libraries or satellite speakers for mid and high tone is a center speaker or a subwoofer for bass.
Price range: $ 300 to $ 800
Six pieces. This system has four satellites (used for both front and rear pairs), a center speaker and a subwoofer. Six-piece in September you will save the trouble of matching the featuresix-speaker sounds. It can be a daunting task at home, and even more of a challenge to the middle of noise from a store, not a decent living environment.
Price Range: $ 400 to over $ 1,000.
Other types and sizes. "N" tower of power "is a speaker tower, usually priced above $ 1,000, a subwoofer with side-fire at the bottom.
Major Features
Lovers of loud sounds should be aware of a measured speaker impedance, which affectshow well the speaker and the recipient of the route. power range refers to advertising watts per channel. The effectiveness of a couple in question must be behind it, are identical. Moreover, the speaker power, a greater variety of watts per channel to a receiver or amplifier. Speakers to be sold to a television are generally magnetic filter, so that they do not conflict with the magnets at their core photos.
How to choose
Consider size. Rapporteursall shapes and sizes to see how it fits your room. floorstanding speakers might overwhelm smaller spaces. bookshelf speakers are often a better fit. But some are quite large, so make sure you choose a design that fits the shelf or niche you are assigned. Do not be afraid that you care quality for compactness. Many small speakers a fantastic job. Style may factor into your decision as well. Some speakers are closeform, with silver trim. Others are more traditional black box.
Focus on accuracy, not advertising. The most critical attribute of any speaker accuracy – the ability to reproduce sound frequencies without over-or under-emphasis on any of the audio range. As our tests have shown that over and over again, some of the lowest price, the speakers are among the most accurate. Announcements are often tout two or three-way driver and size of the cone inside a speaker, but you can notThe sound quality judge of these properties.
Feel the difference. Even with similar accuracy assessment may sound speaker is different. A model may overestimate the treble, while a second sub-highlight it. There is no substitute for hearing speakers, take a CD of a famous piece of music to store. Pay particular attention to couples face, because the speakers do most of the work.
Speakers different sound at home because ofroom size, shape and furnishings, so see if the test will have a home or to ask about return policies. When you are torn between two choices, buy less. Stores may be more open to a return if you want to trade up to a more expensive.
Go impedance. If you're playing to loud music, so make sure your receiver is impedance (typically 4-8 ohms to treatment) in the front pair of speakers.
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